Fan for cradles.



N'. GORDON.

PAN POR CRADLES.

rw PPLMATIUN LED APHA. 27,1908" W v 1j" 9G21@ l Patented OGL. 23a mi@ i? SMELTSYSHBET LA.

FAN FOR CRADLES Specification of Letters Patenti.

Pritt-:riferi Oct. 27, 1908.

Application filed April 27, 190B. Serial No. 429.420.

To (1U wlmi/1. muy concern:

.Be it known that l, Nini. lonnorv, a iii zon of the United Hinten, resiifliuif at 'i'ernoin in the eoilnty ol' lliekinan und eStat-i of Tennessee, have invented eertnin new find ueeinl Improvements in lians, lor (Tailles, oli whilli the following is a speeiiirutroin refereliee being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates io improvements in fenning devices for use over Predios, boris,

dining tables and the like.

The object of the inventionV iro provide a device of this` Character which will be lQiinple, inexpensive and practical and which only be in the form of an attachment for ready appli- (tation to a Cradle, crib, lied. or lhe like.

W'ith the above und other ohjeuts in view, the invention consists ol the novel features oi construction sind the eonibina-tion and ir-- rangement of parts hereinafter Ylolly` do scribed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which.,

Figure 1 is a` sido elevation ol' i eradie Showing the application of my invention.

thereto; Fig. 2 is en end View of the saine; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view ol' the epring device for actuating the fzrn shell; and Fig. -zl is rr detail vertical section through the beer invs and the arms upon the 'tan shaft.

n the drawings l denotes a, cradle havingn suitably connected end inelnbers each ol which.l is composed of two corner poets Z united by a rocker 3 amd by upper and lower horizontal bars 4, 5, the latter being united by upright rods or slats 6,

My im roved farming device comprises an upright s luft 7 mounted for rotation in upper end iower bearing brackets 8, 9 seenred to the bar 4 and the rocker 3. 'F he upper bearing brecket 8 has op ositeliprojecting end portions Ill apertureii) to receive festem ing screws or the like 11 by means of which it is secured to the har 4, and it has an enlarged central portion l2 formed with a vertical bearing opening to receive the shaft 7 and also with an interser-ting screw threaded.

o enin to receive a. set screw 13 by ineens o'l Wlliieh sitter the shaft maybe held against rotation. The lower bracket 9 in the vform oi a step bearing und is oompoeed of an enlarged central portion 14 having' fr soc et to reoeive the lover end oi the simil.' and projecting end portions l5 e )ertured to reeeive fastening screws or the li Ye lo whichatteoh it to the rocker. The sha1" t is removably iirrung/ed in Said hearings and in order to y prevent ir from beine` rinaually lilled i preflerably arrirnseupon. il` beneath the upper l bearing afi-lideblf' and immovable erop eollm' i 17 adapted io he :insured by :r wir eereiv I7. he irrigare-nd o' ille shaft, or rod 7 proh jects' above the top |-l` rhirrirdle and carries a horizonial arm )t5 adapted to support a suitable fari lil. iaid arm lh' is vertically rrdjuatirlile on ille Sharia by providing :it its in- `inez' end a head Jil lornred with a vertical l opening to silidirbly reeeive the elnd't, and also i with en intersecting threaded opening to re; l eeive fr el srreiv Lil by means oi nhieh the i arm may he held in an adjusted horizontal i position and nt an angle willi respeet to the eradlo. `v'v'hile l he ian lil muy be of any l'orni and rfoimtroifiion i preferably indire it of a bod) protion ('oinplmral ol' one or inore pieces of fabric or other llexihle imiterial which may lu: suitably einbroidm-ell or ornamented and i which have their upper edges united by e re x. infor-ring :strip 22. Virrlirlter eonneered l b v l'aetenings '.53 to a` hai' 2d which is suspend-- I ed beneath the :mn lo in si plane preierabl)v parzriiel therewith bv linka 25. The latter rave Eheii ends honi'` to forni eyes whiell are engaged with oye ivi-owe in the arin 1H and eyes 'upon the upper ends ol' lhe l'aetenings LE By consirurting: the tanning device in M this imrnner, itf will be ASeen that when the shaft secured against. rotation by ineens of the set serew 13 and the cradle is rocked, the links 25 will allow the fun lil to oscillare so that the child in the cradle will be lightly funned und flies or insects vl ill be frightened away. It will be understood that the bnr 24 is comparatively heav)Y So that the fan will be (reused to osrillate as the cradle is rocked. The vertical adjustment ol' die supporting arm 1S u on the shaft permits the fan to be raised or owered ns desired, and the pivotal mounting of the shaft or rod 7 permits the fen to he tui-nod to one side out ol the way wheirnot desired.

In order to permit the fan to bo actuated nnrnuallv when the Cradle is quiet l preferably provide 'upon the lower portion of the Shaft 7 n. foot piece 26 und Ai also provide a spring 27 for fwtnating the Shid't inl one direction. The foot piece Btl has :i horizontal bodyv iortiom the outer end of which is upturnei and the inner vnd of which is enlarved and formed with fr vertical o lening to SlidobliY receive the shaft and willi an intersect-- ing threaded openinbgr for a Het lerew 28 by 1 the 'foot piece muy Vbe se i l i l i means of whic cured in an adjusted vertical position on the shaft and at an desired angle with respect to the cradle. T e. springv 27 is preferably in the form of a coil spring and has one of its ends hooked in an eye on the outer end of an arm 29 carried by the shaft. Said arr'n has an enlarged inner end formed with a vertical o ening to slidably receive the shaft 7 and a so with a threaded intersecting opening to receive a set screw 30 by means of which said arm may be adjusted vertically or longitudinally on the shaft and also angularly with respect thereto. The other end of the coil spring is engaged With the clamping screw 31 a U-shaped clip 32 arranged upon the bar 5 of the cradle. It Will be seen that the s )ring 27 will tend to swing the shaft in one c irection and that the latter may be actuated in thc other direction by pressing against the foot piece 26. Said foot piece may also be used for operating the cradle when the set screw 13 is tightened to lock the shaft against rotation.

From the fore oing description taken in connection with t ie accompanying drawings it is thought that the construction, operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood without a more extended ex lanation.

rh ile I have shown and described my invention as in the form of an attachment for ready application to a cradle, crib, bed, or the like, it will be understood that it may be otherwise used and that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is: l

l. A device of the character described comprising a bearing, an upright shaft rotatable therein, a foot piece carried by said shaft, an arm rigidly fixed to and projecting at right angles from said shaft and a fan hung from said arm.

2.' A device of the character described comprising a bearing, an upright shaft normally rotatable therein, a lever secured to said shaft for manually operating the same, means for holding said shaft against rotation, an arm projecting from said shaft and a fan carried b f said arm.

3. A evice of the character described comprising a bearing, an upright shaft rotatable therein, a spring for actuating said shaft in one direction, a foot piece rigidly fixed to and projecting at right angles from said shaft for actuating the same in the other.

direction and a fan carried by said shaft.

4. A device of the character described comprising a bearing, an`upright shaft nor- I mally rotatable therein, a spring for actuati ing said shaft in one direction, a foot piece Il fixed to and projecting at right angles from said shaft for actuating the'same in the other l direction, means for holding said shaft against rotation, an adjustable arm upon the shaft and a fan carried by said `arm.

5. A device of the character described comprising bearings, an upright shaft rotatable therein, means for holding said shaft l against rotation, a spring for actuating said i shaft in one direction, a foot piece on the shaft for actuatin it in the other direction, a vertically adjusta ile arm upon the shaft, a weighted bar, links suspending the latter from said arm, and a fan carried by said bar.

6. In a device of the character described,

the combination with an object, of bearings thereon, an upright shaft rotatable in said bearings, an arm on said shaft, a coil spring fixed at one end to said object and connected at its other end to said arm, a foot piece slidably and rotatably mounted upon the shaft, a set screw `for adjustably securing the foot piece on said shaft, a second arm carried by the shaft and a fan suspended from the second arm.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination with an object, of bearings thereon, an upright shaft rotatable in said bearings, an arm on said shaft, a coil sprin iixe'd at one end to said object and connecte l at its other end to said arm, a foot piece fixed to the shaft, means for holding said cally ad ustable upon the shaft,links connecti ed to the second arm, a weighted member sus ended by said links and a fan carried by said1weighted member.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination with an object, of an upper bearing, a lower ste bearing, an upright shaft rotatable in said bearings, means for retaining `the shaft in said bearin s, a set screw in the upper bearing for hol ing said shaft against rotation, an ad'ustable foot the shaft, a clip upon said object, a coil spring connectin said cli and said arm, a second arm vertically adjustableA upon the shaft, and a fan carried by said second arm.

9. .In a device of the character described, the combination of a horizontally swin ing arm or member, a weighted bar, pivot links suspending/the latter from said arm or member, and a fan carried by said weighted bar.

signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

NEAL GORDON Witnesses:

W. H. BERRY, W. F. LEATHERS.

shaft against rotation, a second arm verti.

piece upon the shaft, an adjusts. le armupon In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my4 

